What’s Happening…

Happy first day of school to all our friends at Frederick County Public Schools! A number of our Head Start students are heading back into the classrooms soon and we wish them well! We are so excited to bring our outdoor programming to them in new ways this year as they aren’t able to come Read More »

Over the last few years, ThorpeWood has hosted quite a few litters of hound puppies on the farm. These puppies are an especially fun part of our programming as our students get a chance to cuddle and take walks with these darlings – in addition to learning how to properly greet a dog (find more Read More »

As announced earlier this summer, Flat Fandi is back with our Head Start friends! With some students at summer camp and others being visited by teachers at home, about 120 of our Head Start friends are getting to see their old pal Flat Fandi again! We, of course, have asked for photos of these reunions Read More »

Through the summer, we have continued to make videos for all of our Head Start friends who missed out on so much farm time this spring and summer. This latest batch of distance learning videos features our chickens, goats, a read-aloud story and a favorite tree from the farm! We have sent Head Start a Read More »

  This spring has been lonesome for us farm folk as we haven’t gotten a chance to see our favorite groups on the farm. Groups like Camp Journey, So What Else, and Head Start usually brighten our spring days oh-so much. So, to heal our hearts during this time, we return to thank you letters Read More »

Since we are unable to have kids out to the farm this summer for programming, we are doing our best to engage them from afar! In addition to our many distance learning videos (which you can find here), we have also created a few farm worksheets to accompany the videos and remind the kids of Read More »

Our willow pond is home to an ever-growing family of beavers. The original beaver, Wally, moved in about three years ago and built his lodge up against the base of one of our willow trees. After another beaver, Wilma, moved in, they quickly married and had three babies. This litter still lives with them, and Read More »

Many of our Head Start friends are heading to summer camp this week, but unfortunately will not be able to safely come to the farm for programming. To make up for this, we have sent Flat Fandi in our stead. If you don’t know who Flat Fandi is, check out this blog for his introduction! Read More »